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- Bumpy ride ahead on the road to recovery
- Manchester-based research team pioneers new approach to increasing effectiveness of public policy
- Greater Manchester continues to grow in strength despite recession
- It’s a recession, but not as we know it
- Data suggests employers are waiting for signs of recovery before hiring again
- Scheme to assist offenders back into employment is a worthwhile investment, says new study
- National economic fragility continues as Manchester fires up the engine for growth
- JSA claimant count gives cause for concern
- Future growth plans could resolve bleak unemployment outlook for Greater Manchester
- Economist Jim O’Neill to open MIPIM ‘Five Cities’ lunchtime debate
- Latest JSA figures point towards a challenging 2012
- Greater Manchester employers offered unique ‘top-up’ to encourage apprenticeships
- Long-term research and development prospects offer hope for Greater Manchester
- Little Christmas cheer in the Greater Manchester jobs market
- Employment outlook gloomy for 2012, but could be worse says New Economy
- Number of jobseekers aged 50+ in Greater Manchester on the rise
- All Greater Manchester wants for Christmas is economic growth and job creation
- Greater Manchester businesses urged to exploit growth opportunities in foreign markets
- Annual rise increases focus on youth unemployment in Greater Manchester
- Manchester Monitor: Greater Manchester's GCSE results improve as youth unemployment rises
- Greater Manchester drives forward its ambition to boost skills and employment
- Energy bills saving of 16% offered to small businesses across the North West
- Greater Manchester GVA forecast to outperform UK
- ”Whole-place” Community Budgets are the next step in generating growth for UK plc
- New Economy’s view on today’s unemployment figures
- North-South divide takes its toll on the economy
- Advanced manufacturing is key to Manchester’s economic resilience - but it will not generate employment growth
- Manchester innovation brings jobs boost to UK with new national Research and Technology Hub for groundbreaking graphene
- Manchester Monitor: Visitor offer remains strong, even in uncertain economic times
- Claimant numbers continue to rise across Greater Manchester
- Manchester Monitor: Challenging times for Greater Manchester as UK recovery slows
- Jobseekers claimants rise across Greater Manchester
- Businesses urged to help tackle youth unemployment
- Manchester Monitor: Signs of Greater Manchester bucking the trend
- Making Manchester a leader in enterprise innovation support
- Monthly jobseekers claimant numbers remain steady across Greater Manchester
- Blue skies remain on the horizon as the economic storm continues in July 2011
- 2011 press archive
- More jobs but continued economic uncertainty in June 2011
- Tough times ahead for Greater Manchester
- Jobseeker’s allowance claimants fall across Greater Manchester
- Greater Manchester LEP Board appointments
- A mixed picture for Greater Manchester in April 2011
- Mike Blackburn to head-up Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership
- Greater Manchester pioneers economic development collaboration, assessment shows balanced, resilient growth economy
- Continued increase in claimant numbers across Greater Manchester
- A positive start to the New Year for Greater Manchester, but challenges remain
- LEP call to business leaders
- The impact on employment of the Spending Review
- Government gives go ahead to Greater Manchester’s Local Enterprise Partnership
- Government kick starts new plans for local growth
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European Spatial Planning Observation Network
13/06/2011
New Economy recently attended the first high level conference in Brussels on the 2013 European Spatial Planning Observation Network, or ESPON. The mission of the programme is to:
“Support policy development in relation to the aim of territorial cohesion and a harmonious development of the European territory by (1) providing comparable information, evidence, analyses and scenarios on territorial dynamics and (2) revealing territorial capital and potentials for development of regions and larger territories contributing to European competitiveness, territorial cooperation and a sustainable and balanced development”.
Bringing together 90 participants from 18 countries, the purpose of the conference was to exchange experiences on added value and use of evidence provided by Targeted Analyses. New Economy presented at the event, looking at the case for agglomeration economies in Europe.
Click here to access full details on the conference.
Click here to access the presentation given by New Economy.
If you would like any further information on ESPON, please contact Dr Alex Roy on 0161 237 4408.
More jobs but continued economic uncertainty in June 2011
06/06/2011
New Economy has released the June 2011 edition of the Manchester Monitor, which provides an analytical snapshot of the economic wellbeing of Greater Manchester.
This month’s analysis by New Economy – whose purpose is to create economic growth and prosperity for Manchester – continues to warn that economic uncertainty still remains, despite job opportunities emerging across Greater Manchester.
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Tough times ahead for Greater Manchester, says new Manchester Monitor
10/05/2011
New Economy today released the latest edition of the Manchester Monitor, which provides an analytical snapshot of the economic wellbeing of Greater Manchester.
New Economy highlights that times remain tough for businesses, and that they may get harder. Leading indicators show a lack of confidence, and a hesitant local economy.
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Invitation to Tender for a Study Into Low Carbon Skills in Wigan
18/04/2011
New Economy is about to commission a study into skills around low carbon opportunities in Wigan. If you would like to be considered, the Invitation to Tender can be found here.
If you would like any further information speak to Nick Uttley on 0161 237 4630.
A mixed picture for Greater Manchester in April 2011
06/04/2011
New Economy today released the latest edition of the Manchester Monitor, which provides an analytical snapshot of the economic wellbeing of Greater Manchester.
New Economy warns that, after a relatively robust start to 2011, the latest business indicators suggest that growth is starting to stall. Coupled with rising global oil prices, international uncertainty over the impact of the Japanese earthquake, and the prospect of an imminent increase in the Eurozone interest rate (which, alongside persistently high inflation, will put pressure on the Bank of England to increase the UK base rate), New Economy’s research suggests that the prospect of a prolonged slowdown has markedly increased.
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Budget 2011 briefing released
24/03/2011
New Economy has today released a new thinking: new economy briefing on Budget 2011 and the ‘Plan for Growth’ released by the Government. Budget 2011 was released on 23rd March 2011 and sets out Government spending plans for the year ahead. It builds on action announced in the Spending Review 2010 and the Emergency Budget last June to rebalance the economy from unsustainable public spending towards exports and investment. The Government’s ‘Plan for Growth’, published alongside the Budget, sets out a package of measures to support private sector investment, enterprise and innovation. This briefing summarises the key announcements from both papers that are of interest and importance to Greater Manchester as we seek to grow our economy. The key announcements are summarised and are grouped under the four headings of the ‘Plan for Growth’ paper.
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Continued increase in claimant numbers across Greater Manchester
16/02/2011
Figures released today show that unemployment increased across Greater Manchester from January to February. The number of jobseeker’s allowance claimants in Greater Manchester rose by 1,475 to 76,748 in February 2011 – a rise of 2.0% on January’s figures, though at a slower rate of increase than the national average (2.2% rise).
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A positive start to the New Year for Greater Manchester, but challenges remain
03/02/2011
New Economy released its new-look Manchester Monitor today. The report finds that Greater Manchester experienced a positive start to the New Year, with positive change exhibited across a number of business and employment indicators. Yet, in the foreseeable future, challenges remain.
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LEP call to business leaders
27/01/2011
Greater Manchester business leaders are being invited to join the new Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The LEP will comprise one non-local authority chair, eight other non-local authority representatives and up to four AGMA representatives. AGMA is seeking to appoint individuals from the private sector from a broad range of industries, as well as potentially individuals from other sectors -for example higher and further education and the voluntary sector – who can demonstrate a strong understanding of the needs and requirements for growing Greater Manchester’s economic base.
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